**4.3 Nutrition education for preschool children**


*South African-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention Programme DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.113144*

**Figure 3.** *High-saturated foods that should be avoided.*

#### *4.3.1 Portion sizes*

Children should smaller portions of nutritious foods as an important strategy for preventing and managing child obesity [6]. Smaller plates and bowls should be used in order to control the portion size of a food item (**Figure 4**).

Children should eat a healthy breakfast to provide nutrients for mental growth and development [36]. Eating a healthy breakfast in pre-school will induce a good breakfast behavior, which will be lasting even during adulthood. Children should be offered a taste of foods to let them try new fruits and vegetables they may not have tried before. (e.g., kiwi, blackberries, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.).

**Figure 4.** *Examples of small plates recommended for children.*
